In fact, you can distinguish 3 levels of PIPE (at least)
1. What has been included in VM/ESA R1. Described in the IBM manual, and
in PIPE HELP and HELP PIPE
2. But, in some release of VM/ESA the PIPE MODULE was renewed, the IBM
documentation and Help files were not. But, with PIPE AHELP you will find
what this "new" level gives. The "Pipelines Author's edition" was also
shipped alongside the 'normal' VM manuals, and describes that "new" level.
3. On the Marist web site, you find an even better PIPE, manual and HELPLIB
(for PIPE AHELP)
If you code PIPEs that must run on every VM system, you should stick to
level 2, unless you tell the users of your code to install the Marist level.
With z/VM 6.4 the Marist level will be included with VM.
Kris Buelens,
--- freelance z/VM consultant, Belgium ---
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2016-02-26 19:58 GMT+01:00 Jack Woehr <[email protected]>:
> Rob van der Heij wrote:
>
>> If I were you, I would make myself familiar with the style of the
>> Author's Edition Book. If you have to write against
>> the old plumbing, be aware of the revision codes in the book and double
>> check. Or maybe try, when in doubt. You could
>> pick up the PIPELINE HELPLIB and use PIPE AHELP online as well. There
>> will be help from myself and others on the list
>> when you run into any issues with the Runtime Library level of CMS
>> Pipelines.
>>
>
> Thanks, Rob, that's essentially how I'm handling it :)
>
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